Prince of Chaos

Chapter 228 Three Memorials
After Zhang Cheng, Wang Jin, and Li Dexian had a deep chat with Dong Qichang, they suddenly felt that it was hard to find a confidant, and Bole was hard to meet.

After so many years of wasting, from the remote and impoverished northern provinces, I don't know how much hardship and suffering I have paid to be lucky enough to get a trace of the God of Destiny's pity in this leaping spring.

Originally, they thought that their life was about to usher in a bright moment, but they never expected that after so many years of being on the bench, they would be assigned some painless official positions and sit idle.

Just like the oldest Li Dexian, he is 50 years old, and it has been almost 20 years since he was a Jinshi. However, he has not been included in the list of external releases in the past 20 years. He can only be a clerk in the Qingshui Yamen , leading the extremely meager salary of the eighth-rank official, the key is that most of the time they are still owed wages.If it weren't for the family's small income to support him, he would have gone out to beg for food.

Now that the opportunity finally came, the three of them didn't hesitate at all, and they weren't afraid of being accused by thousands of people, or being said to have no literati backbone.They want to seize this opportunity now, and put a label on their official career from now on, so that everyone can see that they now have a mountain and a team.

Dong Qichang filled another glass of wine, he lightly touched the table and said, "Brothers, Qichang is not talented, and it took me so long to discover that the three elder brothers have such ambition and talent. It is really a loss for the court and for the emperor to leave you in the dust of the officialdom. If the emperor can have three loyal and daring ministers to assist the emperor, why can't the Ming Dynasty be revived? Why can't the rebellion of Bozhou not calm?"

Hearing Dong Qichang's praise, Li Dexian took advantage of his wine and said, "Meat eaters are contemptible! What we have learned by studying sage books is to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, to share the worries of the ruler and his father, to benefit the society, and to bring peace to the world. However, we What have I got in exchange for decades? I am not a scholar from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I have no high school to climb, and I have no comrades in the same year. Is it true that I am destined to live in a gloomy life, falling in the corner like dust, Is no one interested? No, I don’t want to! Today, with the support and guidance of the adults, Dexian’s life finally has a ray of light. From now on, Dexian will definitely do his best for the adults!”

Listening to Li Dexian's words, Dong Qichang patted the table excitedly and said, "Dexian is right! Come, come, let's have another drink. Cheers to Daming!"

The three frustrated old censors who had drunk too much all raised their wine glasses full, then got up, bowed to Dong Qichang, and then shouted loudly: "Cheers to Daming!"

The four of them drank a few more glasses full of wine in such an atmosphere of alcohol and emotion.At the same time, Dong Qichang also took out three blank memorials and asked the three of them to take advantage of Jiuxing to write a memorial to praise Emperor Wanli for being supported by the people of Xishan!

After the three of them finished writing the memorial, Dong Qichang immediately put away the three memorials, and said to the three of them: "Today's action will definitely be a leaping into the dragon's gate that the three brothers will never forget! Come, let's have another drink."

Dong Qichang had a huge capacity for alcohol. Although the three old censors were from the north, they never drank in front of Dong Qichang, a "Shanghai native". This shows how good Dong Qichang's skill in making friends is!He is simply a natural public relations talent!

After getting Zhang Cheng, Wang Jin, and Li Dexian drunk to their liking, Dong Qichang ordered his family's servants to prepare three wing rooms for these three depressed old censors to temporarily live in his mansion.

At the same time, Dong Qichang handed the three memorials directly to a late-night visitor who was waiting in the front hall.

This person was sent by Wei Zhongxian to receive the letter.

After silently taking the three memorials from Dong Qichang, he disappeared into the dark night like a ghost.Looking at the disappearing shadow, Dong Qichang sighed, "It's really not easy to be an official in the capital."

After expressing his emotions, Dong Qichang hummed a proud little song Kuntune, and staggered back to his room.

The treatment of the fourth-rank officials is good!
Zhu Changluo, who had not rested in the Ciqing Palace, received the memorial sent by Wei Zhongxian. Zhu Changluo's nose wrinkled slightly, "Still smelling of alcohol?"

Wei Zhongxian quickly replied: "The servant is negligent."

Zhu Changluo said: "It's okay, it's okay, some alcohol smells a little bit. I'll read the content first."

Then Zhu Changluo opened the memorial and looked at the contents inside.

This content is really wonderfully written. After reading it, Zhu Changluo felt a little nauseous. How could a civil servant praise His Majesty the Emperor so flatteringly?

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, this was simply anti-political correctness, and it was to be collectively reviled by the civil official group. However, the three memorials in Zhu Changluo's hands not only boasted that Emperor Wanli was the number one sage in the ages, but also compared Emperor Wanli to Yao and Shun. Yutang, Zhu Changluo felt his face burning hot when he saw it.

"Is the father really so good?"

Zhu Changluo couldn't help wondering in his heart, and then he closed the three memorials and handed them to Wei Zhongxian, "Find some incense and smoke them, and send them to the Supervisor of Rites tomorrow morning, and let Sun Xian take these memorials Hand it over to the royal father himself."

Wei Zhongxian replied, "Yes."

Then, Wei Zhongxian quietly put away these memorials, and said: "Master, you haven't slept with the Crown Princess for almost ten days."

Zhu Changluo froze for a moment, then said, "Ten days? Has it been this long?"

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Zhu Changluo said: "Okay then, you go and tell Fengchen Palace that I will go to rest tonight."

Fengchen Palace is the main hall of the harem in the Ciqing Palace, the residence of the crown princess, and has a similar status to the Kunning Palace in the emperor's harem.However, the area is much smaller, and in terms of etiquette standards, Fengchen Palace is also much lower.

However, these do not hinder the dignity of Fengchen Palace at all, because everyone knows that the concubines who can live in Fengchen Palace will become queens and concubines in the future when the crown prince ascends the throne. Therefore, In Fengchen Palace, the rules are still very strict!

After Wei Zhongxian received Zhu Changluo's order, he immediately went to Fengchen Palace to announce the news that the crown prince would be lucky tonight.

Fengchen Palace immediately got ready, and the fragrant soup used for bathing was quickly sent to Fengchen's hall. Under the service of the maids, Shangguan Lanxin began to bathe and change clothes, waiting for her husband's arrival.

Shangguan Lanxin, who was bathing in the fragrant soup, blushed when she thought of Zhu Changluo's fortune.

Ever since the wedding night, Zhu Changluo had told her that she was still young, her body hadn't grown up yet, and she wasn't suitable for that.So, from then on, Zhu Changluo spent the long night in a shameful way that Shangguan Lanxin had never seen in the erotic palace when he was lucky with her.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Lan's heart beat faster, and she even looked forward to it.

(End of this chapter)